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NSFW: Omicron Surge and Swear Words

Skimm This

theSkimm

News

4.5 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

First up: We’ve got the latest on the end of the Kellogg’s workers’ strike, the government hitting pause on student loan repayments again and emergency FDA authorization for Pfizer’s at-home COVID-19 pill.  Then: If you’ve been wondering why we’re all still scrambling for rapid tests two years into the pandemic… you’re not alone. We Skimm’d Biden’s announcement this week on the plan for tackling Omicron - which includes revamping testing. Next: Season Three of COVID-19 just dropped, and a lot of people are getting positive tests for the first time. We’ll ask two doctors what we should do if we test positive. Plus: If you’re planning some serious sofa time over the holidays — whether you’re isolating at home, or just relaxing — we’ve got you covered. We’re sharing some of theSkimm staff’s top TV, film, book, and podcast recs from 2021. Finally: We’re really done with being in a f****** pandemic. And apparently it’s showing up in all our language, because we’re all cursing a lot more. We’ll break down why, and what you can do if you wanna clean things up.  On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Dr. Amber D’Souza, infectious disease epidemiologist, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Lipi Roy, medical director, Housing Works Dr. Kavita Patel, primary care physician and fellow, Brookings Institution  Skimm HQ’rs Alaisha, Andrew, Anthony, Ciara, Clem, Erika, Graelyn, Niven, and Sarah  Want more Skimm?  Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now  Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr and Ciara Long. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to SCIMM this.

0:03.2

Since season 3 of COVID dropped a couple weeks ago, we found ourselves with a ton of questions

0:08.4

about how we're supposed to behave.

0:10.3

So we asked a doctor what to do if you find out you've tested positive.

0:14.3

Plus, the do's and don'ts of quarantining.

0:15.9

If you're out in public and you find out that you're positive as soon as you can, put

0:20.9

your mask on and go home.

0:22.7

You need to isolate.

0:24.0

Although recently, plenty of people have been struggling to even get tested.

0:28.0

We've got updates from President Biden's announcement this week on his plans to re-up

0:32.4

the federal government's response to the pandemic.

0:34.9

We're going to continue to use his fence production act, as we did earlier this month,

0:39.8

to make sure we're producing as many tests and as quickly as possible.

0:44.7

But we promise this show is an all-dum-and-glume.

0:48.0

We've got our top picks for what to watch reader listen to, for if you're isolating,

0:52.6

or if you're just planning to spend a lot of time on the couch over the next few days.

0:57.1

And we've got the latest updates on all the other news you need to know.

1:00.5

From the end of the Kellogg's worker strike to another pause on federal student loan payments.

1:05.9

We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.

1:09.2

I'm Alex Carr.

1:10.7

Let's skim this.

1:15.2

Before we get into the rest of our show this week, we got word as we were publishing

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